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This vintage postcard features a color photograph of a historic red gown exhibited at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. The garment was imported from Paris and worn by Mrs. Ormsby to Nevada's first Inaugural Ball for Territorial Governor Nye in 1861. • Item Type: Vintage Postcard • Subject: 1861 Inaugural Ball Gown • Museum: Nevada State Museum, Carson City • Photographer: Mike Roberts • Condition: VG+ • Era: Chrome (c. 1950s-1970s) Securely packaged and shipped quickly. Keywords: ephemera, civil war era fashion, victorian style, historical costume, collectible paper, silver state, west coast history, antique clothing, travel souvenir, postcard collector Check out all of our similar items!